ACTION :
Whilst the balls are continiously churned in the snack dispenser's
hopper Borborygmus attempts to release a ball by touching the lever . He
does this twice and then scratches his head.
The third time he presses the lever and looks down as the arm on the
dispenser rotates to deliver a ball to his cup.
Borborygmus leans forward and the arm on the dispenser rotates out of
the way , he then lifts his arm up and tips the ball into his mouth , as
he does so he looks up then swallows the ball .
The ball is transfered to his stomach where it is churned for a while
before being released by a trapdoor back into the dispenser.
The whole process begins again.
MATERIALS :
There are a whole variety of materials used in the constrction including
:
Dogulas Fir, Swiss pear, Maple, Beech, Lime ,
Brass , Bronze , Phosphor Bronze , copper , Aluminium , Stainless steel
,
Delrin , Perspex, PTFE etc....

Borborygmus is designed and built
by Matt Smith and painted by Sarah Smith ( with a bit of spraying by
Matt ) everything except the ball bearings and the chain in the
mechanism is made in my workshop .
Everything is made by hand without any CNC machines whatsoever !
This edition will be a maximum of 20 ( most likely less ) The price is £ 1,450.00 ( GBP ) + shipping
CONTACT BY EMAIL
These will be made to order only , for delivery in 6-8 months time .
NB : These are photos of the prototype the finished version will not
have the flaws that this one does .